sprinkles

sometimes opportunities present themselves, and we have to decide whether or not to take them. i've long thought life is a choose your own adventure. we are constantly faced with choices that can alter the path of our lives. even the simplest thing (walking home a different route, attending an event, a rainy day) can produce such impacting moments without our fore-knowledge. i met a significant friend once in a very unlikely event, afterwards i'd often say to him "what if i hadn't gone there that day? i wasn't planning on going, but if i hadn't, i would never have met you". being a bit of a fatalist he'd simply say "i'm sure we would have met eventually". he's probably right. one night i was down on colborne street on a stormy night one february. i couldn't find the house i was looking for. being very confused by the absence of the house number i was looking for, i started toward the closest house to knock and ask for help. at the last minute i chickened out and went home to double check the address. six months later i met rhonda, that little house i almost went to on colborne was her house. i would have met her that night if i hadn't gone home instead. i think it takes a lot of courage to make decisions that are life-altering. i can only think of a handful of my own bold decisions that have panned out. but sometimes we have to take a chance, and taping into that courage is enough, even when nothing gives.

i was talking to someone tonight about hatch. a man in his fifties. he was the second (man in his fifties) to suggest that we sell ad space so we can afford to get it printed. both times i've been surprised by the suggestion and inwardly cringed. i don't know if it's a generational thing, or a matter of outlook, but (and i may be wrong to speak for everyone) we're don't want to cheapen our zine by turning it into "corporate" propaganda. haha, listen to me, haha, i WORK for a corporation. but probably because of that i understand the difference between business and art. hatch is art. and i don't want to see it be bought by the man so we can keep cranking them out. it's home-grown, it's grass-roots, and i hope it stays that way.

we'll cast some light and you'll be alright.